Oiler



Patented Feb. 13, 1923.

ALOIS J. FLOKESH, OF CAINESVILLE, MISSOURI.

OILER.

Application filed June 1,

To aZZ w/iom ?It may concern:

Be t known that ALos J. KoKnsH, a citizen of the United StatesofAmerica, residing at Cainesville, in the county of Harrison and State ofMissouri, has nvented new and 'useful Improvements in Oilers of whichthe following is a specification. e

Jl`he object of the invention is to provide a simple and eiiicient meansfor carrying on an automobile or similar vehicle a reserve supply of oilfrom which the crank case may be replenished from time to time asrequired merely by the manual operation of a suitable valve, instead ofcarrying a reserve supply in a bottle or can in the tool box or boot ofthe vehicle or depending upon the charge in the cranl: case and oil cupsto supply oil for the trip; and with this object in View the inventionconsists in a construction and combination of parts of which a preferredembodiment is shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

` Figure lis a sectional view of an oiling apparatus embodying theinvention applied in the operative position to a vehicle of which aportion is indicated in Outline.

Fi ure 2 is a face view of the indicatorwhich is located withinconvenient view of the operator of the dash board of the vehicle.

The apparatus consists essentially of an oii reservoir 10 which may haveany desired Capacity according to 'the preference of the driver of thevehicle attached by a suitable t support '11 in the hood of the vehiclein front ot' the dash board indicated at 12 and provided with a suitablesupply opening 13 tted with a removable cap by means of which thereservoir may be filled.

"Extending from the reservoir i a suitable feed pipe 13 leadin to thecrank case of the e the same in positionto maintain the valve eunseatedwhile a sufiicient quantity of oil' flows from the reservoir into thecrank case. Also in communication with the bottom of 1921. Serial No.&74,129.

the reservoir by means of a suitabletube 23 s a gauge 24 of'glassorother transparent material constituting an indicator and serving toindicate the level of the 'oil in the' reservoir and' also the quantityor depth of oil discharged from the reservoir into the crank caseat eachopening of the feed valve. The grip 18 being arranged within con'-venient reach of the driver of the vehicle may be operated from time totime as required to supply oil to the cranlr case and thus maintain theparts of the motor properly lubrii cated without necessitating thestopping of the machine aud the introduction of oil 'from a bottle orcan as in the ordinary practice, and a 'further object of the apparatusresides in the fact that the surplus or reserve supplv of oil is carriedin convenient relation to the motor where it is maintained at aoproperemoerature regardless of the weather conditions and does not obstructthe interier oi" the vehicle or involve the risk of breakage of thereceptacle and the consequent loss of the lubricating oil. e

Having described the invention, 'what is claimed as new and useful is Iin an oiling apparatus for the purpose specified the eombination withan'auto velicle having a dash, and a driving;` motor, of :in -oilreservoir mounted under the vehicle hood and having a permanent feedpipe connection with the motor crank case, a tubular member extendingthrough. the reservoir and con municating` at its lower end With thefeed pipe and with the interior ot the reservoir, a valve engaged on aseat formed at the point of connection between 'the feed pipe and thereservoir, the valve having` a stem extending;

through the tubular member, a spring in surrounding relation to thestern adjacent the upper end of the tubular member and Operating' 'tokeep theflvalve normally seated a hand grip passing slidably through anopening .formed in the dash, a tiexible member extending from the hand;grip to the valve stem and a direction pulley over which said fiexiblemember is trained the hand grip .having a rack of which the teeth may beselectively engaged with the opening in the dash to maintain the valvein variously adjusted open position.

In testimony whereof he afiixes his sig nature.

,JALoIs J. KOKESH.

